# EU liquid milk demand decouples from price as plant-based alternatives erase volume response

> USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service projects EU liquid milk consumption to fall 0.1% in 2027 to 23.2 million tons, continuing a long-term decline. Consumption in 2026 is estimated 0.3% lower than in 2025 as households buy less liquid milk and plant-based alternatives gain share.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T21:10:19.836Z
- Category: report · region EU · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101795-eu-liquid-milk-demand-decouples-from-price-as-plant-based-alternatives-erase
- Commodities: [Milk (Class III)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/MILK.md)

## Why it matters

Persistently weak EU liquid milk demand keeps surplus dairy available for processing, which weighs on farm-gate milk prices and the value of dairy products used in feed.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MILK | 2021-08-09 | [U.S. milk-fat supply climbed from 2000 to 2019, as did the use of milk fat in cheese and butter production \| Economic Research Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45571-u-s-milk-fat-supply-climbed-from-2000-to-2019-as-did-the-use-of-milk-fat-in.md) | +1.1% | +3.9% |
| MILK | 2022-06-24 | [The Farmer's Exchange Online Cheese, Butter Prices for 2023 Reflect Stronger Demand for Milk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40945-the-farmer-s-exchange-online-cheese-butter-prices-for-2023-reflect-stronger.md) | -7.2% | -7.3% |
| MILK | 2020-05-01 | [All Milk Price Plummeted in March - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53133-all-milk-price-plummeted-in-march-mid-west-farm-report.md) | +1.0% | +7.1% |
| MILK | 2026-03-11 | [FAO Dairy Price Index drops but milk powders and butters up - Dairy Industries International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20171-fao-dairy-price-index-drops-but-milk-powders-and-butters-up-dairy-industries.md) | -0.3% | +6.1% |
| MILK | 2024-02-09 | [Cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk and whey price forecasts were raised](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31683-cheese-butter-nonfat-dry-milk-and-whey-price-forecasts-were-raised.md) | +0.4% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- english.pravda.ru: https://english.pravda.ru/news/business/172860-eu-liquid-milk-demand/

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